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The Broken Boats Band

by The Broken Boats Band

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1.
Well it started on a front porch day, I was picking away my troubles, wishing away the rain And when it came upon, the telephone rang It sounds like three time the money, two time the twang. Come on burn, sunshine burn I'm working for what I need the most Cause when the time is right and the moon is high I'll have a pretty girl by my side It's three time the money, two time the twang. So I packed my shirts and I tuned my guitar I hit the road running drinking beer from a jar And when it came upon, the Whiskey Jack sang Sounds like three for the money, two for the twang Come on burn sunshine burn I'm working for what I need the most Cause when the time is right and the moon is high I'll have a pretty girl by my side It's three for the money, two for the twang Oh the traveling life ain't good you see It's just me in the shadows of what I used to be And though the sun burns hot I stay for this thing We're here for the money, here for the twang Come on burn sunshine burn I'm working for what I need the most Cause when the time is right and the moon is high I'll have a pretty girl by my side We're here for the money, here for the twang
2.
Whar Whoop 02:56
It's rendezvous and we're getting mighty mean We're sitting by the fire hoping for Spring. In the back of his mind he was seeing old things Took to his feet, poor devil inside They pulled up short and the riders swung off WIth a streak in the eye, he's looking sorta dark "Both of you Blackfoot get out of my way" And one of them devils sent a bullet our way And all of the sudden looking streak in the eye Another popped up with 'em eight on his side We seen him give just a little before Now it's ten to one and we're running once more Back at our horses heard my Summer shout out Way off in the distance, I hope they're worn out Medicine came and the bubbles brought all Back at the bank they let the trap fall With a puff of smoke, yeah, the Devil came in Bullets whistling and they loaded again The rifle spit out and he ran at the bangs He pointed and fired, I could hear 'em scream The last one fell while running up stream It was the touch of the swivel and the rise of the grain With the last of his breaths, sweet mother of god He put an arrow in me and a crack in my jaw
3.
I'm kicking stones on the side of the road Hoping for my baby's smile to welcome me back home Cause I'm sick, yeah I'm sick to the bone I ain't gonna tell her what I done I just walk this lonely road And I know I just got to survive To live, to love, to fear, to fight, no ain't going down tonight Cause I took, I took that man's life Gotta hit the road, gotta run, gotta go Before the Furies steal the night It's just me and the tires, the road and a gun I'll go as fast as this truck can run I see your ghost in the rising sun and I say... Devil can't hang to save my life And I don't have the strength to hold him back No the Devil can't stay inside my life So I just got to run away Run away It's breaking my heart so I just got to run away I ain't got no heart so I just got to run away Since I been gone I found myself in the sky Oh preach, Preachers preach, you're talking right at me And I live to forget what I done But I can't keep it up, gotta run while I'm young Till the law gives me mine It's just me and the tires, the road and a gun I won't give up my ghost till the West is won Oh, Mama don't look at what I've become And I say... Devil can't hang to save my life And I don't have the strength to hold him back No the Devil can't stay inside my life So I just got to run away Run away It's breaking my heart so I just got to run away I ain't got no heart so I just got to run away
4.
The Big Sky 04:26
I still don't know how the sun shines On the country roads the dust flies As I wander I walk until I'm weak in the knees I ain't seen her face since there was leaves in the trees Oh, I wander Oh, I still wander Living for the big sky Living for that wide open life Living for the look in your eyes Living for the big sky As time rolls slowly along I just want to write you a sweet banjo song Before my time's up But songs grow old and my voice will fade And from you, my love, I can't stay away Until my time's up
5.
One by One 04:22
Take these thousand hills and walk 'em one by one One by one Cause I never been so gone before So far gone, one by one Shaky days Some hard ways Tougher days Shaky days Some hard ways Take these shackles off and drop 'em one by one One by one Cause I never heard that sound before of my freedom hit the floor One by one Take these words from me and hear 'em one by one One by one Cause I never told a thousand tales but I'll tell 'em one by one One by one
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They'll bury you in a place that's hard to find No crosses mark the grave, just bullet holes in mine The thought of brighter days are gone with dying times The earth and stone contain my bones and here is where I lie Oh, that earth and stone It's isolation and skipping trains that brought me to this place This ain't no North Dakota country side, it's rocks and trees and rain I tell you about a hundred years ago I was cutting and running shine There's no judge, no jury, no trial or god that can take away what I find Oh, that earth and stone So long child, save your sorrow For a good man whose name you'd like to borrow This ain't no good reason for wasting happy eyes Just find that earth and stone if you need a place to hide Oh, that earth and stone I'm asking you to bury me with my rifle by my side Pay away my debts, wipe my name from this island I'll fake my way up, if the gates are open wide There's no earth or stone to hold my sins I lived in this life Oh, that earth and stone
8.
One More Day 06:11
I fought my way back from the Georgia Strait Cause I've been where horizon meets the day I found this place where the Devil has a face And no whiskey's gonna wipe away my dreams So come on and lay with me While I'm here in the empty And I sing "Come on and save me from this song with no ending" Out of fire and into water Don't you cry o'er my hunger Cause you know I'll lie with you one more day For half my life and most of yours too I've been sailing this broke down ship From here to where I can't have you It's not killing me, only me of a lesser degree Would forsake what they left back in the country If only waves could carry thoughts and praise They'd roll across the ocean till they splash into your lonely face But don't stare too long at the blue so tall and strong Just know I'll be coming before too long
9.
Chicken Feet 03:33
I swam through muddy waters Just to get a look at that old man's daughter As she danced across the garden Her feet moved like a steaming freight liner Come on, on down to Dixie We've been going since we tore down the city Come on now little lady My banjo's running my feet are getting ready There's no time to waste while we're young and There's no time to waste since that day Banjo broke my toe but I don't need it anymore It's just slowing me down from moving my own way So I go out on the street and I move my chicken feet Dancing with my girl till morning meet On down the Mississippi We're cleaning up but we're just gonna get dirty Ain't no street lights on the highway But she'll light up the night make daytime come early Ten fingers, nine toes That's just the way it goes Won't slow me down from moving my own way So I go out on the street and I move my chicken feet Dancing with my girl till morning meet
10.
Broken Boats 03:57
It's on cedar planks and old oak risers Looming large on a sea that rises On a tide to wash away the years BROKEN BOATS and the wind is screaming Missing men are bruised and bleeding Buying time for another year Time goes slow, there's no where left to go The wind will carry me back home The jungle rots and the bugs start teasing Hanging vines should be hung for treason The air's so hot the wind won't blow Green eyes and teeth are staring They're open wide and the claws start tearing Buying time for another year And I've got a strong suspicion that the world is on a mission To tell me that I'm done for through and through Good times they went so far, those bad ones just seemed to last Much longer than I'd want them too So I'll look out on the horizon Beacon calls and it's time for leaving Whistle's blowing I'd better be on my way It's on cedar planks and old oak risers Looming large on a sea that rises On a tide to wash away the years There I go, I ain't got nothing left to show The wind is gonna carry me back home

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BBB is:
Adam Baylin-Stern - drums, percussion
Sean Bromilow - bass, vocals
Luc Desmarais - vocals, guitar
Dave Mealiea - mandolin
Rebecca Rose - violin, vocals
Philip Stoker - banjo

Guests:
Athena McKown (vocals, One More Day)
Sarah Bromilow (vocals, Devil Can't Hang, The Bones of Edgar Wylie)

BBB thanks:
Brenden, Jessica, PAVI, Athena, Sarah, Amy, Seeps, Mary, Angela, Dave Snider, Josh Doherty, Tim Beals, Alex (for the banjo), Jammers, Remmers, Jordan, Artemis, The Rare Birds, Sach Baylin-Stern, Vancouver City Limits, Puddle City Arts

Album Cover image: MCR 10332 courtesy of The Museum at Campbell River.

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released May 18, 2012

All songs by The Broken Boats Band
© Copyright The Broken Boats Band (SOCAN)
Produced by Brenden MacDonald and The Broken Boats Band
Recorded at Blue Wave Studio, Vancouver BC by Brenden MacDonald
Mixed and Mastered by Brenden MacDonald

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The Broken Boats Band Vancouver, British Columbia

As relative newcomers to the city’s music scene, The Broken Boats Band produces a unique, but natural mix of Americana, Country and Folk music. It’s the kind of music that mixes perfectly amongst the sound of friends laughing, drinks pouring and feet stomping in your smokey living room or on your front porch. ... more

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